Nigeria crowned African champions
Nigeria claimed their third African Nations Cup title with a dominant 1-0 win over Burkina Faso in Johannesburg.
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Nigeria maul Mali to advance to final
Nigeria sealed their place in the Africa Cup of Nations final after brushing aside Mali 4-1 in Durban.
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Nigeria stun favourites Ivory Coast in quarters
Nigeria delivered a hammer blow to Ivory Coast at the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday, knocking out the favourites 2-1 in the quarter-finals to leave the tournament wide open.
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Moses leads Nigeria to knockout phase
Two late penalties from Victor Moses saved Nigeria from an embarrassing African Nations Cup exit as they booked their place in the quarter-finals with a 2-0 victory over Ethiopia.
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Goalkeeper rescues a point for Zambia
Goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene spared holders Zambia's blushes as his late penalty enabled them to come away from their Group C Africa Cup of Nations clash against Nigeria with a 1-1 draw.
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Burkina Faso bag a draw against Nigeria
Alain Traore scored with almost the last kick of the match as Burkina Faso snatched a 1-1 draw against Nigeria in the Africa Cup of Nations.
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Nigeria book final basketball spot
Nigeria will make their Olympic basketball debut in London after beating the Dominican Republic 88-73 in the decisive qualifier on Sunday.
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FIFA investigating Nigeria win over Argentina
FIFA are investigating reports of unusual betting patterns relating to Wednesday's international between Nigeria and Argentina.
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Nigeria's Adefemi dies in car accident
Nigeria international Olubayo Adefemi has been killed in a car accident, the Greek Football Federation have announced.
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Third Nigerian athlete fails drugs test
Nigeria's Folashade Abugan has been stripped of her 400 metres silver medal at the Commonwealth Games after failing a drugs test, it was announced today.
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No substance to match-fixing claims - FIFA
FIFA have insisted that there has been no indication of any match-fixing situations at the World Cup following reports that they had been warned over Nigeria.
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Nigeria's two-year football ban rescinded - reports
The Nigerian government have rescinded their decision to ban the national football team from all competitions, just ahead of a FIFA deadline.
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FIFA threaten Nigeria with suspension
FIFA has threatened to suspend Nigeria if the government of the west African country does not reverse a decision to withdraw the national soccer team from international competition for the next two years.
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FIFA to monitor Nigeria reports
FIFA will monitor reports emanating out of Nigeria that the country's president has banned the national squad from international competition for two years after their disappointing World Cup.
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Nigeria 2-2 South Korea
South Korea clinched a place in the last 16 of the World Cup for the first time on foreign soil despite being held to a draw by Nigeria in their final Group B match in Durban.
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Kaita frets over red card against Greece
Nigeria midfielder Sani Kaita has admitted to having sleepless nights after his sending-off in the 2-1 Group B defeat to Greece.
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Kaita calm despite receiving death threats
Nigeria midfielder Sani Kaita has revealed he received death threats after his sending-off in the 2-1 Group B defeat to Greece.
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Greece 2-1 Nigeria - Studio Reaction
Denis Irwin and Didi Hamann reflect on Greece's first ever victory at the World Cup finals.
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Sport At 7: Dennis Irwin
Dennis Irwin looks back at the World Cup action as Greece beat Nigeria and Argentina were too strong for South Korea.
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Greece 2-1 Nigeria
Vassilis Torosidis scored Greece's winner as they beat Nigeria 2-1 to seal their first ever World Cup victory and keep alive their chances of progressing from Group B.